2015 Ogden Municipal Election Night Special - Election Night Vote Tallies - Updated

The ballots have been processed; the votes have been tallied; and here are tonight's unofficial election results, Weber County Forum political wonks:

Ogden City Mayor
Total
Number of Precincts 45
Precincts Reporting 45 100.0 %
Times Counted 8104/22533 36.0 %
Total Votes 8025
Caldwell, Mike 6394 79.68%
Benitez, Sebastian 1631 20.32%
Ogden City Council - Municipal Ward 2
Total
Number of Precincts 11
Precincts Reporting 11 100.0 %
Times Counted 1785/5743 31.1 %
Total Votes 1533
Hyer, Richard 1533 100.00%
Ogden City Council - Municipal Ward 4
Total
Number of Precincts 15
Precincts Reporting 15 100.0 %
Times Counted 3558/7849 45.3 %
Total Votes 3486
Nadolski, Ben 2047 58.72%
Gladwell, Daniel 1439 41.28%
Ogden City Council - At Large Seat C
Total
Number of Precincts 45
Precincts Reporting 45 100.0 %
Times Counted 8104/22533 36.0 %
Total Votes 7906
Lopez, Luis 4082 51.63%
Ogden, John 3824 48.37%

Thanks to all candidates who participated in this year's Ogden Municipal Election, and hearty congratulations to tonight's big winners.

Update 11/4/15 7:45 a.m.: The Standard-Examiner carries the Added Bonus late story:

• Caldwell secures second term, Lopez and Nadolski nab council seats

Well... 'doh!.

Standard-Examiner: Ogden District 4 Candidates Talk Taxes, Schools, Chickens

As an added bounus, Ms. McKitrick sets forth the list of future Debates/Meet the Candidates events scheduled prior to Election Day

Unbeknownst to us, "Ogden City Council Candidates Ben Nadolski and Daniel Gladwell faced off on several hot topics Friday" in  what we deem to have been a poorly-publicized  Weber State University debate.  Happily however, Standard-Examiner reporter Cathy McKitrick provides the story after the fact. Here's the lede:

OGDEN — The issues debated by Ogden’s District 4 council candidates reflected the city’s diverse needs, running the gamut from police pay to backyard chickens, graduation rates, multiculturalism, vacant storefronts, homelessness, and roads and sidewalks in disrepair.
But candidates Daniel Gladwell and Ben Nadolski did not shy away from any question during the forum hosted Friday by the American Democracy Project at Weber State University.

Check out Ms. McKitrick's full writeup here:

• Ogden District 4 candidates talk taxes, schools, chickens

As an added bounus, Ms. McKitrick sets forth the list of future Debates/Meet the Candidates events scheduled prior to Election Day (11/3/15):

While Ogden voters received their mail-in ballots last week, they still have a few more opportunities to hear from the candidates running for mayor and two council seats.

• On Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., the Ogden Trolley District is hosting a Meet the Candidates town hall forum at 2604 Jefferson Ave.

• On Monday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., Ogden’s two mayoral candidates — incumbent Mike Caldwell and challenger Sebastian Benitez — will face off in the Garden Room of Weber State University’s Alumni Center, 1235 E. 4100 South.

• On Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. Ogden’s mayoral and council candidates will debate at Ogden High School, 2828 Harrison Blvd.

Don't let the cat get your tongues...

Ogden Meet the Candidates Night - Thursday, October 15, 2015

A Weber County Forum Tip of the Hat to The Ogden Trolley District Community Council for sponsoring this event

Attention Weber County Forum political wonks who are following 2015 Ogden City Municipal Election developments. As a followup to our earlier article,wherein we announced the scheduling of two Mayoral debates  for October 19 and 28, we're delighted to inform our readers of a soon-upcoming political event, wherein Ogden City voters will have a chance to take a pre-election look at Ogden City's 2015 council candidates.

In that connection we'll refer our readers to this afternoon's Facebook based public notice, whereby The Ogden Trolley District Community Council announces a Thursday evening "Meet the Candidates" night.

Here's the nitty-gritty folks:

Hello friends! It's election season and the Trolley District Community Council wants to make it easy for you to stay informed and get involved in your local process.
Thursday October 15th, we're hosting a 'Meet the Candidates' night. Ogden City Council candidates will be there to meet, greet, and answer your burning questions. Come meet some good people and munch on some refreshments!
• Daniel Gladwell - Municipal Ward 4
• Ben Nadolski - Municipal Ward 4
• Luis Lopez - Seat C At Large
• John Ogden - Seat C At Large
• Sebastian Benitez - Mayor
• Mike Caldwell - Mayor
We look forward to seeing you all there!

Here are a few more words about the planned event format:

"There will be a town hall-style question and answer session and an opportunity to meet and speak with the candidates directly."

Be sure to mark your calenders, Ogden City voters.

A Weber County Forum Tip of the Hat to The Ogden Trolley District Community Council for sponsoring this event.

2015 Ogden City Municipal Primaries: A Definitive Vote Count Tonight? We Don't Necessarily Think So - Updated

Technologically speaking, it seems Ogden City is evolving backwards, NO?

Okay folks. It's dang near the end of the line for this year's 2015 Ogden City Municipal Primary elections. So as this year's primary runs down to a close. and as Ogden City's three "special" live voting venues shut down around 8pm tonight, what would Weber County Forum be doing normally tonight? Running hot-off-the-press election tallies, of course.

Here's the annoying fly-in-the-ointment, of course:

Mail-in ballots for Tuesday's primary election could delay final results for up to two weeks, according to these DNews and SLTrib stories:

• Thousands of vote-by-mail ballots still absent as primary election approaches
• New by-mail voting could mean election night mystery: Who won?

Here's what we're finding to be the most accurate and helpful Tuesday night election tally link, obtained via our ever-competent Ogden City Recorder, Tracy Hansen:

• OGDEN MUNICIPAL Unofficial Election Results for the August 11, 2015 Primary RESULTS TO BE POSTED AFTER POLLS CLOSE

Technologically speaking, it seems Ogden City and Weber County are evolving backwards, NO?

And barring any wrinkles in the statistical matrix, it looks like it'll be Ben Nadolski facing off against Daniel Gladwell in Ward 4, and Luis Lopez tangling with John Ogden for the At-Large "C" seat, Yes?

Update 8/12/15 11:00 a.m.:  Ace Standard-Examiner reporter Cathy McKitrick provides this most excellent electronic ink, drilling down on the results of yesterday Municipal Primary Elections here in Ogden, and in other localities which are physically proximate to us. Act upon your civic duty, and Read. Up. Peeps.:

• Primary voting results 2015: Weber County and Box Elder County

2015 Ogden Municipal Election: Financial Disclosure Statements First Set

Here's hoping that the below information will be helpful to WCF political wonks who haven't alreaded submitted their mail-in ballots

With a little under five days running until the 2015 Ogden City Primary Election, we're delighted to provide the below linked financial disclosure statements, which were timely filed with the Ogden City election office on or about the below-indicated dates

Council Municipal Ward 4
Daniel Gladwell 08/04/15
Dori Mosher 08/04/15
Ben Nadolski 08/03/15
JH Thompson 08/03/15

Council At-Large Seat “C”
Eric Holmes 08/04/15
Vance Jay Jackson 08/04/15
Luis Lopez 08/03/15
John Ogden 08/03/15
Virginia Hernandez Reza 08/04/15

Please make note that the other candidates, Richard Hyer, Mike Caldwell, and Sebastian Benitez, do not have a primary race; therefore, they are not required to submit financial reports until August 31, 2015

Here's hoping that the above information will be helpful to WCF political wonks who haven't alreaded submitted their mail-in ballots.

We've already added these documents to our 2015 Candidate Roster, of course.

2015 Ogden City Municipal Election Special

The Race is on!.

We're happy this morning to provide, via the Ogden City Election website, the full list of Ogden City candidate hopefuls who've declared their candidacies for the 2015 Ogden City Municipal election races. Three of four open seats will be contested, and only one cansidate will walk onto the Ogden City Council by default. Even Mayor Mike will face a challenger:

Council Member – Municipal Ward 2
Richard Hyer - Unopposed
984 East 950 North
Ogden, UT 84404
801‐782‐2865 rich@hyerfamily.net

Council Member – Municipal Ward 4
Dori Stauffer Mosher
2459 Tyler Avenue
Ogden, UT 84401
801‐725‐4185 Dori4ogden@gmail.com

Ben Nadolski
3211 Taylor Avenue
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐643‐4953 ben4ogden@gmail.com

John H. Thompson
1506 24th Street
Ogden, UT 84401‐2906
801‐621‐1809 johnhthompson@aol.com

Daniel Gladwell
1330 Boughton Street
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐644‐7396 Daniel.gladwell@gmail.com

Council Member– At Large Seat C
Eric Holmes
2916 Brinker Avenue
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐540‐0079 ebholmesy@yahoo.com

Vance Jay Jackson
678 31st Street
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐989‐6309 vance.j.jackson@gmail.com

Luis Lopez
1110 Suncrest Drive
Ogden, UT 84404
801‐686‐5685 luislopezforcitycouncil@gmail.com

Virginia Hernandez Reza
2427 Jefferson Avenue
Ogden, UT 84401
801‐686‐4077 ogdenites2005@hotmail.com

John Ogden
4155 Edgehill Drive
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐458‐3948 john.ogden@dla.mil

Mayor
Mike Caldwell
1664 Cherokee Circle
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐689‐2675 mikecaldwell@hotmail.com

Sebastian Benitez
3310 Taylor Avenue
Ogden, UT 84403
801‐334‐0492 Sebasalicia@msn.com

Primary Election to be held August 11, 2015

General Election to be held November 3, 2015

Candidates listed in order according to the Master Ballot Position List as established by the Lt.Governor

Keep your eyes on Weber County Forum as the campaign season has now been launched. As per usual, we're fully resolved to provide the most robust 2015 Municipal Election coverage in the whole danged webosphere.

For more detailed information on these candidates, check out our "enhanced" 2015 Ogden Municipal Election Roster, which is also embedded in our right blog sidebar.Special thanks to Ogden City Recorder Tracy Hansen, for furnishing each candidate's Declaration of Candidacy, which documents are linked within this election sidebar feature.